2003 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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2003 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
Record10–3 (6–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (3rd season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Northern Iowa +^   6 1     10 3  
No. 9 Southern Illinois +^   6 1     10 2  
No. 6 Western Illinois ^   5 2     9 4  
No. 7 Western Kentucky ^   5 2     9 4  
Illinois State   3 4     6 6  
Youngstown State   2 5     5 7  
Southwest Missouri State
  1 6     4 7  
Indiana State   0 7     3 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Montana State in the first round before falling to eventual national champion Delaware in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Iowa State*L 10–17
September 6Northern Michigan*W 62–0
September 18at Stephen F. Austin*W 38–247,841
September 27No. 11 Northwestern State*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 43–1013,102
October 4at Illinois StateNo. 16W 16–712,026[1]
October 11Indiana StateNo. 12
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 22–14
October 18at
Southwest Missouri State
No. 11W 26–20
October 25at No. 7 Western IllinoisNo. 9W 38–308,302[2]
November 1Youngstown StateNo. 6
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 47–9
November 8at No. 12
L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
  • L 3–247,518
    November 15No. 2 Southern IllinoisNo. 11
    • UNI-Dome
    • Cedar Falls, IA
    W 43–4015,088[3]
    November 29No. 24 Montana State*No. 7
    W 35–14
    December 6at No. 3 Delaware*No. 7
    L 7–3711,881

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    References

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    4. ^ "2003 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2019.